The murder of Peter McBride

•   The chronology of events in the case of murdered teenager Peter McBride

•   Blackwater's Loss May Be Other Mercs' Gain (AntiWar.com, November 5, 200)
•   Judge Halts Award Of Iraq Contract (Washington Post, June 2, 2007)

•   Belfast mother appeals to Iraqi Government

•   PFC Action Alert - Spicer in Berlin
•   Iraq Contractors in Beltway Battle (antiwar.org)
•   Aegis contracts challenged on both sides of the Atlantic

•   Letter to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office () from Mrs Jean Mc Bride of Belfast demanding that the FCO cease to do business with Aegis Defence Services. The CEO of Aegis is former Scots Guards officer Tim Spicer.
  Should Aegis remain on the FCO list of potential bidders for contracts Mrs Mc Bride will seek legal advice with a view to challenging this in the courts. Aegis was one of six companies bidding for a £40 million FCO security contract in Afghanistan. On November 29 the FCO awarded the contract to another firm. Mrs Mc Bride welcomes that decision and now calls for Aegis to be removed from the list of potential Government bidders for 'security' contracts.

•   Botched investigation? U.S. clears Iraq shooters but were key witnesses ignored? / Editorial (Irish Echo, June 14 - 20, 2006)

•   Iraq occupation makes possible record profits for British private military contractor (WSWS, February 27, 2006)

•   Schumer calls for Spicer probe (Irish Echo, December 14 - 20, 2005)

•   Investigate Spicer!

•   Belfast, now Baghdad? Uproar over Iraq shootings linked to Spicer company (Irish Echo, November 30 - December 6, 2005)

•   Shoot-to-kill allegations surrounding private contractors in Iraq - Spotlight on Aegis following video release on unofficial website. The links to the message board on the unofficial Aegis Iraq website no longer function but the PFC has copied all the messages in the event of an official US or British investigation. Interested media should email the PFC.

•   McBrides find backing in battle against MoD (Irish News, 7 September 2005)

•   Soldiers' assault 'killed Iraqi' (BBC News, 5 September 2005)

•   McBrides meet U.S. diplomat (Irish Echo, 17-23 August 2005)

•   Leaflet ‘End Impunity – Outlaw Human Rights abusers in the British army’ () Public Meeting, London 5 September 05

•   US Consul in Belfast Hears Iraq Contract Protest (antiwar.com, 23 August 2005)

•   War Profiteers: Iraq's Private Warriors (CorpWatch, August 2005)

•   Murder victim's mother briefs US consul-general (Daily Ireland, 10.08.2005)

•   Family to raise Iraq contract with US consul in Belfast (August 9, 2005)

•  The real questions Spicer has to answer (Irish World, June 8, 2005)

•  Spicer threatens to sue Echo, MP (Irish Echo, May 25-31, 2005)

•  Inside File: Dollars and no sense (Irish Echo, May 18-24, 2005)

•  Spicer speared in scathing U.S. report (Irish Echo, May 4-10, 2005)

•  Campaign moves to London to highlight McBride injustice (Daily Ireland, 29 April 2005)

•  Kelly McBride backs Labour (Irish World, 29 April 2005)

•  Ken Livingstone backs McBrides (Irish News, April 24, 2005)

•  Qureshi slams US stance on Spicer (Irish World, 22 April 2005)

•  U.S. audit criticizes Aegis security work in Iraq (San Diego Union-Tribune, April 22, 2005)

•  Pentagon defends Spicer contract (Irish World, 15 April 2005)

•  Mc Bride family press statement (27 February 2005)

•  Lib Dems seek answers over Spicer contract (Irish World, 4 February 2005)

•  Ministry of Defence document detailing cases where soldiers have been retained following criminal convictions

•  New update on Spicer incorporating all the latest developments available at Antiwar.com (December 24, 2004)

•  Extract from PFC Submission to US Army calling for cancellation of Spicer/ Iraq contract (December 04) ()

•  Pentagon now paying millions to Spicer (Irish Echo, December 1-7, 2004)

•  Pentagon circles the wagons around 'Spicer' deal (Irish Echo, November 17-23, 2004)

•  Response from Mr Anthony H Gamboa, General Counsel to the US Government Accountability Office, to the Pat Finucane Centre

•  IAR ignore calls to support Mc Bride campaign
   Irish American Republicans (IAR), the murder of Peter Mc Bride and the private security contract to Lt Col Tim Spicer

•  An open letter to the Comptroller General of the US Government Accountability Office, (GAO), Mr David Walker and to the General Counsel, Mr Anthony Gamboa, following the GAO decision to deny a protest against the awarding of a $293 million dollar Iraq private security contract to Aegis Defence Services, the British firm led by former Scots Guard officer Tim Spicer.
  Please see also their response above

•  Inside Files: Have guns will travel: mercenaries soldier on (Irish Echo, September 29 - October 5, 2004)

•  Minister who allowed Killers into Army attacks Hate Crime

•  Spicer, 'Scratcher' and the dogs of war (Irish Echo, September 8-14, 2004)

•  ASBO order against NIO minister to mark anniversary

•  Mc Bride family welcome US intervention

•  Tim Spicer, Simon Mann, Mark Thatcher and the old boys network
  As US Senators call this week for an investigation into the awarding of a private security contract in Iraq to Tim Spicer because of his involvement in the Peter Mc Bride case read of the links between Spicer and another former Scots Guard, Simon Mann, who is languishing in a Zimbawean jail. His arrest is of course linked to that of Mark Thatcher, son of Margaret, in South Africa. The link above is to an article by Duncan Campbell on the website of the Washington based Center for Public Integrity.

•  U.S. ignores protest over Spicer contract (Irish Echo, August 11-17, 2004)

•  Further links revealed between controversial Iraqi security contract and Peter Mc Bride murder
  Congressman raises concerns with Rumsfeld (PFC, August 12, 2004)

•  U.S. Contract to British Firm Sparks Irish American Protest (Washington Post, 09.08.04)

•  McBride Family Welcomes Army Watchdog Intervention

•  Security firm's $293m deal under scrutiny (Boston Globe, 22.06.2004)

•  Dead man's mother protests U.S. defense contract (Irish Echo, 16-22 June, 2004)

•  Iraq Contract Awarded to Controversial former Scots Guards Officer (PFC)

•  Controversial Commando Wins Iraq Contract (CorpWatch, June 9th, 2004)

•  Tangled web which stretches from the New Lodge to Iraq (Belfast Telegraph, 22 April 2004)

•  NIO Minister Bail Move “hypocritical in the extreme” (Press Release 22 March 2004)

•  Time to dispatch that man Spellar (Irish News, 15.01.2004)

•  A Tale of Two Cities by Danny Morrison (Andersonstown News, 12.01.2004)

•  Mc Bride family express "sadness but no surprise" at Iraq murder

•  SpellarWatch

•  Blair stance on McBride army killers 'evasive' Irish News (04.11.03)

•  Army chief questioned over 'shot list' The Guardian (16.10.03)

•  Army Board Para recalled to Bloody Sunday Inquiry (15.10.03)

•  McBride army killers are not welcome say Germans Sunday Mirror (14.09.03)

•  Mc Bride killer promoted during Army Board deliberations – Armed Forces Minister

•  Brent MP expresses support for Mc Bride campaign/ Death threat to Belfast Mayor

•  Brent By-election , September 2003

•  Sister of murder victim to stand in London By-election, September 02 2003

•  McBride case shows dual standards Irish News (19.08.03)

•  Pressure grows on NIO Minister / Case raised in Iraq by Irish legal delegation (18.08.03)
   Minister snubbed over army duo ruling / Lord Mayor vows to boycott Minister (Irish News)

•  Nationalists demand answers from Spellar Irish News (17.08.03)

•  Articles Irish News (15.08.03)

•  MoD decides to retain killer soldiers/ Convicted murderer promoted to Lance Corporal (14.08.03)

•  McBride family calls for boycott until MOD responds / Public meeting (11 August 2003)

•  Jean Mc Bride agrees to ministerial meeting & welcomes Military Assessor recommendation, Thursday 17th July 2003.

•  Judgement of Justice McCollum in McBride Appeal

•  A series of articles on the court ruling that the Ministry of Defence was wrong to retain the two Scots Guards convicted of the murder of Peter McBride, and on the appointment of John Spellar MP to the Northern Ireland Office. Spellar was a member of the Army Board that decided to keep the two Scots Guards in the British army.

•  Court of Appeal rules in favour of Jean McBride (13.06.2003)

•  Open letter from Jean Mc Bride to the Queen

•  The Judgement of the McBride Judicial Review, April 24th 2002.

•  Judgement delivered in McBride Judicial Review, April 17th 2002.

•  March 2002 Update.

•  Victim's mum pleads for 'end to agony', November 2001.

•  No Grazie to Scots Guards in Italy.

•  Declaration regarding the stationing in Germany of the two murderers of the Irish citizen Peter McBride. Our friends in the Peter McBride campaign in Germany have made the attached translation of the Petition they are bringing to the German Government in an effoert to have the two Scots Guards removed from Germany. Download the declaration as a Microsoft Word Document in a zip archive here. Please pass on the document to as many people as possible, sign it and return it to the address supplied.

•  Mc Bride International Day of Action / update

•  Call for Third International Day of Action on Mc Bride case

•  Peter McBride Judicial review - update day two (30/03/2001)

•  Peter McBride Judicial review - update day one (29/03/2001)

•  Peter McBride - German campaign (29/03/2001)

•  The full text of the adjournment debate on 13.12.00 in Dail Eireann, the Irish Parliament, on the decision by the British Army to retain Scots Guards Fisher and Wright. Contributions from Deputies Keaveney and Currie and the government response from Foreign Minister Brian Cowen.

•  Judical Review - The full hearing of the judicial review of the Army Board decision to retain in the British Army two soldiers convicted of the murder of Peter McBride will take place on March 29 and 30 2001

•  PFC statement on the new Secretary of State, Dr Reid, 'Has Serious Questions To Answer In Mc Bride Case'

•  A London based protest on behalf of the family of Peter McBride which is taking place on Saturday January 27, 2001.

•  A follow-up to British tabloid newspaper The News of the World article on the McBride case.

•  German Defence Minister requests explanation

•  Dail Eireann condemns the Scots Guards decision

•   Judical Review applied for in McBride case / PFC publishes Restricted MOD document listing 'exceptional reasons'

•  'Christmas card' received from Scots Guards

•  Bloody Sunday relatives support McBride day of action

•  McBride Protesters at Mandelson Visit

•  Peter McBride - International Day of Action 1.12.00

•  Statement from US Congressman Walsh on McBride Case

•  November 24, 2000 - News on the Peter Mc Bride case, the murderers are to be retained in the British Army.

•  The December 2000 Day of Protest for the Peter McBride case.

•  The week of action planned for September 2000 around the Peter McBride case.

•  A June 2000 press release from the PFC calling for a zero tolerance murder policy

•  An article by Roy Greenslade in The Guardian referring to the Daily Mail coverage of the case, published on 22 November, 1999.

•  An open letter to author Tim Spicer, former Commanding Officer of the Scots Guards, published in "Ireland On Sunday", 31 October, 1999.

•  Saturday 4 September 1999 press release update on the judicial review of the Scots Guards decision. The link also contains a relevant article from the Irish News of the same date.

•  Wednesday 2 June 1999 press release update on the judicial review of the Scots Guards decision (Peter McBride case)

•  May 28 1999 Press release on the judicial review of the Scots Guards decision by the Army Board

•  September 2nd 1998 Update
   Scots Guards Murderers Released
   See the Secretary of State announcement on the matter here on the N. Ireland Office website.
   Relatives For Justice comment on the release.
   Further comment from the PFC, insensitivity shown towards Mc Bride family claims campaigners

•  The following article from the Pat Finucane Centre was published in the Irish News, Friday August 14, regarding the upcoming review of the life sentences imposed on two Scots Guards for the 1992 murder of Peter McBride. The article includes testimony from a number of the soldiers involved in the incident that has never before been made public. It can be accessed here.

•  Briefing on the case of Peter McBride and the campaign to free his murderers.

  See also weekly news updates 15th Feb 98, 2nd Feb 98, 30 Oct, 27 Oct, 1st June , 6th July, 3 August 97 and 30th September 1997

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